Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge: Volume 32

by Allan Young

Book Overview

Like its classic predecessor, Asian Medical Systems, Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge significantly expands the study of Asian medicine. These essays ask how patients and practitioners know what they know--what evidence of disease or health they consider convincing and what cultural traditions and symbols guide their thinking. Whether discussing Japanese anatomy texts, Islamic humoralism, Ayurvedic clinical practice, or a variety of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520073185
• ISBN13: 9780520073180
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"